Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Sketch of a Man in Evening Dress

Technique


                    Sketch of a Man in Evening Dress, Ashmolean Museum
Sketch of a Man in Evening Dress, Ashmolean Museum

It is not very like Whistler's technique. The brushwork is somewhat spiky, and the outlines angular. There are numerous pentimenti, particularly to left of the figure, whose feet are entirely missing.

Conservation History

Unknown.

Frame

Unknown.

Last updated: 16th October 2020 by Margaret